A performer pounds out a rhythm on a Japanese taiko drum while performing at the World Food & Music Festival last year. / Christopher Gannon/Register File Photo

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| The Des Moines Register

For the 10th year of the World Food & Music Festival, the Des Moines event is moving to the Walnut Street bridge from the East Village.

The festival will be held Sept. 19-21.

When the event began in 2004, attendance averaged about 8,000 people. The new location will provide more space for food vendors, larger tents and a bigger stage for more music and entertainment, organizers said in a news release.